She was also Minister for Nordic Cooperation between —, and in she became the first female Minister of Justice, if Inkeri Anttila, who was in the caretaker government of Keijo Liinamaa for just under six months in , is not included. She was once again the first woman to hold this position. On the other hand, the 40 per cent share of the votes received by Halonen in the first round in relation to the In the tight, decisive round of voting, Halonen received The election result was historic in that there had been a female president in only four countries in the world before Finland.
The elections were given extra excitement by the fact that Halonen did not especially represent so-called traditional values: she represented the left wing of her party, lived with her common-law partner and did not belong to the Church. Her peaceful and unaffected persona, knowledgeable comments and performance that was perceived to be genuine, turned her, however, into a more popular candidate than Aho.
In addition, the fact she had been a single mother and strong career woman with a working-class background gave credibility to her speeches that emphasised preserving the welfare society.
It may not be a coincidence that in the presidential elections of , women voted in greater numbers than men; the turnout of women was On the other hand, women had been more active than men in the previous election as well. Many politicians and figures in the public eye from both the left and the right gave their public backing to Halonen before the election, and emphasised the fact that the election was specifically about personality.
Tarja Halonen, who was inaugurated at the beginning of March , started in her demanding role in an impressive manner, when members of the Board were appointed to the Bank of Finland to replace Esko Ollila, a member of the Centre Party, who had retired in May , and the late Matti Korhonen, who was a member of the National Coalition Party. The Social Democrats, for their part, supported the proposal of the Parliamentary Supervisory Council, and the Government also came to the same conclusion.
However, President Halonen exercised her extensive powers under the new Constitution and appointed only one new member to the Board of the Bank of Finland after a new proposal from the Government on 22 September , Dr Sinikka Salo, who had been working at the European Central Bank.
The ceremony mainly observed the traditional format with the handshake with the President, serving of refreshments and dancing, but there were nevertheless more young influential people, representatives from non-governmental organisations and cultural figures amoung the guests. While the guests celebrated in the presidential castle, a group of protestors demonstrated in front of the castle. After her first year in office ended on 1 March , around 70 per cent of the nation stated that they were satisfied with her performance, and neither does her popularity seem to have fallen, if anything the opposite is true.
President Halonen has defined her role by stating that the President should be legitimate, strong and have the ability to cooperate. The appraisal of the daily press is that Halonen has taken care of her military and state duties as meticulously as her prececessors, but has placed greater emphasis on equality issues and has been more straightforward in her conduct.
She graduated from the University of Helsinki in and has a Master of Law degree. Her professional career started in the national Union of Finnish Students, where she worked as the Social Affairs Secretary in — She started as a lawyer in the Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions in and held this position throughout her political career. Tarja Halonen joined the Social Democratic party in Her political career began in when she was appointed parliamentary secretary to the Prime Minister.
She was elected to the Parliament for the first time in , and after that she was re-elected four times, until she assumed the office of the President of Finland. She has served in three cabinets and her ministerial appointments have been: Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in —90, Minister of Justice in —91, and Minister of Foreign Affairs in — Halonen and Pekkonen broke up in the early s.
The merits of the labour market lawyer did not go unnoticed in Parliament, and Halonen was given several positions of trust. As a politician Halonen was strictly to the point, determined and ambitious, but conversely humane, tolerant and warm hearted.
During her political career Halonen was also active in non-governmental organisations. It seems to have been more a way of life than just something she did in her spare time.
She was involved in issues ranging from the Solidarity Movement to defending human rights and peace. Although Halonen is not a member of the Lutheran Church, she has also been actively involved in Christian work, such as the Finnish Federation of Settlement Houses.
In addition, Halonen has worked in various cultural and sporting organisations. Halonen liked to spend her free time enjoying art and culture, looking after her allotment garden and exercising. She also served as Minister for Nordic Cooperation between and , and in she became Minister of Justice. President Martti Ahtisaari announced shortly before the deadline for declaring candidacies that he would not stand for re-election.
In the second round of voting Halonen received Only four countries in the world had had a female president before Finland. However, her peaceful and unaffected persona, knowledgeable comments and performance that was perceived to be genuine made her a more popular candidate than Aho. Tarja Halonen was inaugurated in March on the same day that a new Constitution entered into force. Although the new Constitution limited the powers of the President, she defended her powers with determination, especially in questions relating to foreign policy and in her role as Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces.
President Halonen defined her role by stating that the President should be legitimate, strong and cooperative. Halonen handled her military and state duties as meticulously as her predecessors but placed greater emphasis on equality issues and was more straightforward in her conduct. One could bump into the President in everyday situations, such as in shops, riding the bus or even at belly dance classes.
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